Isaiah 5:1
The prophecies against Judah continue. This is the message which was begun in
chapter 2. This chapter appears to be historical fulfilled, many because there is
no reason this prophetic parable could not have been fulfilled in the attacks by
Assyria and Babylon.
I. (Chapters 1-39) Condemnation
A. (Chapters 1-12) Prophecies against Israel and Judah
1. \\#Isa 1:1-31\\ God’s Case Against Judah
2. \\#Isa 2:1-5:30\\ Judah’s Condition Described
a. \\#Isa 2:1-5\\ God prophecies concerning Judah’s temple.
b. \\#Isa 2:6-9\\ Judah’s sins are categorized.
c. \\#Isa 2:10-22\\ Prophecies concerning Judah’s destruction.
d. \\#Isa 3:1-8, 12-15\\ The present judgments against Jerusalem
e. \\#Isa 3:9-11, 3:16-4:1\\ The obvious signs
f. \\#Isa 4:2-6\\ Israel will trust the Lord.
g. \\#Isa 5:1-7\\ A parable against Judah
h. \\#Isa 5:8-30\\ Sins and curses upon Israel
I. \\#Isa 2:1-5:30\\ Judah’s Condition Described
A. \\#Isa 5:1-7\\ A parable against Judah
1. \\#Isa 5:1\\ "wellbeloved"
a. Isaiah sings a song to his wellbeloved.
b. Israel might not would agree, but God is and has been the best
Friend they will ever have.
2. \\#Isa 5:2\\ God planted and protected Israel, but Israel did not bring
forth proper fruit.
3. \\#Isa 5:4\\ The question is asked, "What more could I have done?" God
had done all that was possible to bring Israel back to Himself. The
only thing left now is judgment.
4. \\#Isa 5:6\\ "I will lay it waste" - Hence, God promises that judgment.
5. \\#Isa 5:7\\ The parable is interpreted.
a. The vineyard is Israel in general, but Judah is the nation to whom
Isaiah is preaching.
b. The men of Judah are the Lord’s plants.
c. The desired harvest was justice and righteousness.
d. The wild grape was their wild and rebellious behavior (i.e.
oppression and cries).
B. \\#Isa 5:8-30\\ Sins and Curses Upon Israel - The two are largely mixed
throughout this section.
1. Sins - We do not often define sinful behavior but God does.
a. \\#Isa 5:8\\ Building "house to house," planting "field to field"
Greed on the part of the Jews had caused them to devour all of
their land. Some believe that powerful land barons had cropped
up, who took the land from the poor and defenseless.
b. \\#Isa 5:11\\ "rise up early" to "strong drink" - Alcoholics
c. \\#Isa 5:12\\ The people had become so far removed from God that
they did not even consider what God was doing ("the operation of
his hands")
d. \\#Isa 5:18\\ "draw iniquity with cords of vanity" - The people
loved sin so much that they were like sinners pulling it to them
with ropes and cords.
e. \\#Isa 5:19\\ The people baited and dared God to prove Himself to
them.
f. \\#Isa 5:20\\ "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil" -
They called evil good and they called good evil. Whatever God
wanted was bad and whatever God did not want was good.
g. \\#Isa 5:21\\ "wise on their own eyes" - They were arrogant and
self righteous.
h. \\#Isa 5:22\\ Again, their love for drinking and getting drunk is
mentioned.
i. \\#Isa 5:23\\ "Which justify the wicked for reward" - For bribes,
they would help the wicked and do hurt to the righteous.
j. \\#Isa 5:24\\ "Because they have cast away the law of the Lord"
They cast away God’s law and despised God’s Word.
2. Judgments
a. \\#Isa 5:9-10\\ God will destroy man’s greedy enterprises.
(1) The houses will be desolate and left without inhabitants.
(2) Ten acres of a vineyard will yield a bath (6 to 8 gallons) of
juice.
(3) A homer of seed shall yield but an ephah of food (that is
about 1/10 of what is planted).
b. \\#Isa 5:13\\ Physically, the people are left captives to their
enemies, without knowledge, hungry and thirsty (famine and
drought).
c. \\#Isa 5:14-15\\ Spiritually, hell is not big enough to hold all
those going there, from the prestigious to the common (mean) to
the mighty to the proud.
d. \\#Isa 5:16-17\\ God will exalt Himself in judging Israel.
e. \\#Isa 5:24-25\\ God will destroy them like fire to stubble, and
they His anger will not be quenched.
f. \\#Isa 5:26-30\\ God will bring nations from far who will not get
tired or weary. They shall roar against Israel and leave only
darkness (ruin) behind them.
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